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Radio Production Technical

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What does FCC stand for
Federal Communications Commission
A permanent magnet moves through a coil to replicate the sounds. The electromagnetic field is the same as the sound wave
Saving the sound for use in the future. Goal to find sweet spot in Mic.
KCOZ - Point Lookout - Missouri (91.7FM)

2. What is the Midrange?
Middle frequency sound speaker
Saving the sound for use in the future. Goal to find sweet spot in Mic.
The spectrum of frequencies available to radio
Cycles per second

3. What is Infrasonic?
The spectrum of frequencies available to radio
Placing the track in Mono or Stereo
Amplitude - Cycle - Frequency - Volume - Molecular displacement
Below 20Hz

4. What is the Midrange?
In order to get a new perspective on the project
Amplitude - Cycle - Frequency - Volume - Molecular displacement
Middle frequency sound speaker
Sound Pressure Level - the pressure that moves the air and causes vibrations

5. When a two speakers are housed in the same box - what is the arrangement?
Lowering sounds that break through sound peak -
Lowering sounds that break through sound peak -
KCOZ - Point Lookout - Missouri (91.7FM)
The two-way speaker has the Tweeter on top and the Woofer on the bottom

6. A radio station is first and foremost a ________
P sounds - sounds that pressure the air
Placing the track in Mono or Stereo
Sending the sound where you want it to go
Business

7. What is Gating?
Low frequency sound speaker
Saving the sound for use in the future. Goal to find sweet spot in Mic.
Reduces background noise by turning off a channel if the desired level is not met
Recording that saves a separate file and leaves the previous intact

8. When a two speakers are housed in the same box - what is the arrangement?
To keep a condenser microphone from picking up the vibrations of the ground by suspending it.
Chooses who gets a broadcasting license - what frequency they get - and regulates what is aired
The two-way speaker has the Tweeter on top and the Woofer on the bottom
Low frequency sound speaker

9. Electromagnetic Spectrum
Reduces background noise by turning off a channel if the desired level is not met
From the beginning of the center point going up to the beginning of the next center point going up
The spectrum of frequencies available to radio
Something that converts one form of energy into another. In the case of Microphones - converts Acoustic into Electrical energy

10. What is Sonic Panorama?
To keep a condenser microphone from picking up the vibrations of the ground by suspending it.
Placing the track in Mono or Stereo
KCOZ - Point Lookout - Missouri (91.7FM)
Recording that overwrites the previous recording

11. What is Infrasonic?
Between 20Hz and 20kHz
Below 20Hz
Cycles per second
KCOZ - Point Lookout - Missouri (91.7FM)

12. What is Hertz (Hz)?
A permanent magnet moves through a coil to replicate the sounds. The electromagnetic field is the same as the sound wave
Cycles per second
Sending the sound where you want it to go
Lowering sounds that break through sound peak -

13. What is the FCC and what does it do for radio stations.
Chooses who gets a broadcasting license - what frequency they get - and regulates what is aired
Cycles per second
To keep a condenser microphone from picking up the vibrations of the ground by suspending it.
Reduces background noise by turning off a channel if the desired level is not met

14. What is Recording?
Middle frequency sound speaker
Middle frequency sound speaker
A diaphragm moves back and forth from pressure. The air changes is known as the condenser. The small diaphragm is covered by a thin layer of gold to make a conductor.
Saving the sound for use in the future. Goal to find sweet spot in Mic.

15. What is Gating?
Making the sounds more usable.
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Reduces background noise by turning off a channel if the desired level is not met
From the peak to the trough

16. What are the Three Basic Functions of a Console?
Recording that saves a separate file and leaves the previous intact
P sounds - sounds that pressure the air
Muting sounds above peak
Amplification - Routing - and Mixing (ARM)

17. What is Routing?
Finishing the sound. Critically listening to the project for last critiques
Sending the sound where you want it to go
Sound Pressure Level - the pressure that moves the air and causes vibrations
Sub-Bass - Low-Bass - Upper Bass - Lower Midrange - Midrange - Lower Treble - Upper Treble

18. What is sound measured in?
Amplification - Routing - and Mixing (ARM)
S sounds - sounds that hiss
Recording - Editing - Mixing - Mastering (REMM)
Decibels (dB).

19. What is Editing?
Cutting out mistakes and adding effects. Can copy and paste like in Word
Making the sounds more usable.
Low frequency sound speaker
High frequency sound speaker

20. What are the levels of tones
Cycles per second
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P sounds - sounds that pressure the air
Sub-Bass - Low-Bass - Upper Bass - Lower Midrange - Midrange - Lower Treble - Upper Treble

21. What is Destructive Recording?
Chooses who gets a broadcasting license - what frequency they get - and regulates what is aired
Amplification - Routing - and Mixing (ARM)
Recording that overwrites the previous recording
Sound Pressure Level - the pressure that moves the air and causes vibrations

22. What is Mixing?
To keep a condenser microphone from picking up the vibrations of the ground by suspending it.
Making the sounds more usable.
High frequency sound speaker
Changing the sound how you want it with effects and volume leveling

23. What are the four processes involved in digital recording?
Federal Communications Commission
Recording that overwrites the previous recording
To keep a condenser microphone from picking up the vibrations of the ground by suspending it.
Recording - Editing - Mixing - Mastering (REMM)

24. What is the FCC and what does it do for radio stations.
A permanent magnet moves through a coil to replicate the sounds. The electromagnetic field is the same as the sound wave
Saving the sound for use in the future. Goal to find sweet spot in Mic.
High frequency sound speaker
Chooses who gets a broadcasting license - what frequency they get - and regulates what is aired

25. What is ultrasonic?
Above 20kHz
Cycles per second
Sub-Bass - Low-Bass - Upper Bass - Lower Midrange - Midrange - Lower Treble - Upper Treble
High frequency sound speaker

26. What is SPL
Sound Pressure Level - the pressure that moves the air and causes vibrations
Saving the sound for use in the future. Goal to find sweet spot in Mic.
Recording - Editing - Mixing - Mastering (REMM)
Saving the sound for use in the future. Goal to find sweet spot in Mic.

27. What is Expansion?
Business
Lowering sounds that break through sound peak -
Sound Pressure Level - the pressure that moves the air and causes vibrations
Raising sounds that dip below the sound trough

28. What does a Sound Wave look like?
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A permanent magnet moves through a coil to replicate the sounds. The electromagnetic field is the same as the sound wave
From the beginning of the center point going up to the beginning of the next center point going up
A permanent magnet moves through a coil to replicate the sounds. The electromagnetic field is the same as the sound wave

29. What is frequency?
The highness or lowness of the sound. Does not regulate volume
Making the sounds more usable.
A permanent magnet moves through a coil to replicate the sounds. The electromagnetic field is the same as the sound wave
Cutting out mistakes and adding effects. Can copy and paste like in Word

30. C of O's Station ID
KCOZ - Point Lookout - Missouri (91.7FM)
From the beginning of the center point going up to the beginning of the next center point going up
P sounds - sounds that pressure the air
Chooses who gets a broadcasting license - what frequency they get - and regulates what is aired

31. What does a Sound Wave look like?
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Recording that saves a separate file and leaves the previous intact
Making the sounds more usable.
Business

32. What is Amplification?
Making the sounds more usable.
A diaphragm moves back and forth from pressure. The air changes is known as the condenser. The small diaphragm is covered by a thin layer of gold to make a conductor.
Something that converts one form of energy into another. In the case of Microphones - converts Acoustic into Electrical energy
From the beginning of the center point going up to the beginning of the next center point going up

33. What are the Three Basic Functions of a Console?
Reduces background noise by turning off a channel if the desired level is not met
Amplitude - Cycle - Frequency - Volume - Molecular displacement
From the peak to the trough
Amplification - Routing - and Mixing (ARM)

34. What is our hearing range?
Cutting out mistakes and adding effects. Can copy and paste like in Word
Between 20Hz and 20kHz
Reduces background noise by turning off a channel if the desired level is not met
Recording - Editing - Mixing - Mastering (REMM)

35. C of O's Station ID
KCOZ - Point Lookout - Missouri (91.7FM)
Sound Pressure Level - the pressure that moves the air and causes vibrations
Amplitude - Cycle - Frequency - Volume - Molecular displacement
Cycles per second

36. What is Sonic Panorama?
Making the sounds more usable.
Placing the track in Mono or Stereo
The spectrum of frequencies available to radio
From the peak to the trough

37. What is Amplification?
A diaphragm moves back and forth from pressure. The air changes is known as the condenser. The small diaphragm is covered by a thin layer of gold to make a conductor.
Middle frequency sound speaker
In order to get a new perspective on the project
Making the sounds more usable.

38. How does a Dynamic Mic work?
Low frequency sound speaker
A permanent magnet moves through a coil to replicate the sounds. The electromagnetic field is the same as the sound wave
The two-way speaker has the Tweeter on top and the Woofer on the bottom
Cycles per second

39. What are Plosives?
Business
P sounds - sounds that pressure the air
Reduces background noise by turning off a channel if the desired level is not met
Recording - Editing - Mixing - Mastering (REMM)

40. What are the four dynamic processes?
Balancing the sounds for clarity. Making it one sound.
P sounds - sounds that pressure the air
Below 20Hz
Compression - Limiting - Expansion - Gatherings (CLEG)

41. What is a Woofer?
Low frequency sound speaker
Recording that overwrites the previous recording
Muting sounds above peak
Amplification - Routing - and Mixing (ARM)

42. What is Compression?
Lowering sounds that break through sound peak -
A diaphragm moves back and forth from pressure. The air changes is known as the condenser. The small diaphragm is covered by a thin layer of gold to make a conductor.
KCOZ - Point Lookout - Missouri (91.7FM)
From the peak to the trough

43. What is Mixing?
Chooses who gets a broadcasting license - what frequency they get - and regulates what is aired
Balancing the sounds for clarity. Making it one sound.
Cycles per second
A diaphragm moves back and forth from pressure. The air changes is known as the condenser. The small diaphragm is covered by a thin layer of gold to make a conductor.

44. What is a Tweeter?
Raising sounds that dip below the sound trough
High frequency sound speaker
The highness or lowness of the sound. Does not regulate volume
Below 20Hz

45. Why should you not listen to anything for a while between editing sessions?
In order to get a new perspective on the project
Recording - Editing - Mixing - Mastering (REMM)
Chooses who gets a broadcasting license - what frequency they get - and regulates what is aired
Sound Pressure Level - the pressure that moves the air and causes vibrations

46. What is Routing?
Cycles per second
The two-way speaker has the Tweeter on top and the Woofer on the bottom
Sending the sound where you want it to go
Amplitude - Cycle - Frequency - Volume - Molecular displacement

47. What is Destructive Recording?
Cycles per second
Sub-Bass - Low-Bass - Upper Bass - Lower Midrange - Midrange - Lower Treble - Upper Treble
Sending the sound where you want it to go
Recording that overwrites the previous recording

48. What is sound measured in?
Cycles per second
Decibels (dB).
Changing the sound how you want it with effects and volume leveling
Compression - Limiting - Expansion - Gatherings (CLEG)

49. What is frequency?
The highness or lowness of the sound. Does not regulate volume
The two-way speaker has the Tweeter on top and the Woofer on the bottom
The spectrum of frequencies available to radio
S sounds - sounds that hiss

50. What is Mastering?
Making the sounds more usable.
Finishing the sound. Critically listening to the project for last critiques
Reduces background noise by turning off a channel if the desired level is not met
High frequency sound speaker